Brew52 » Ben R

its been too long since i’ve had a good beer

Ben R — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:14:57 +0000

Lately everywhere I go has had Summit EPA as the best beer on tap. Nothing wrong with a little Summit, don’t get me wrong, but I like a little variety in my hops. Surlyfest to the rescue. This beer is fantastic. I have to agree with Josh, its like an Octoberfest but with more hops, which is always a good idea (along with more garlic).

didn’t even see Mike Redmond

Ben R — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:59:33 +0000

So I met up with some other Brew52′ers tonight at Rock Bottom to try the ‘Catcher in the Rye’ ale that was being tapped with the help of Mike Redmond, Twins catcher. I didn’t really see Redmond anywhere, but I’ll take their word that he was there.

The beer was great, it tasted a lot like an IPA but with that dry rye aftertaste, and you can’t beat the fact that it was free. To top it off, when the brewmaster announced the beer, he finished his little speech by downing an entire pint in one swill. Awesome.

better than i imagined

Ben R — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:56:31 +0000

The Bitter Brewer sat in my fridge for quite awhile before I got around to drinking it. I think I was confusing it with Surly Mild which I had heard tasted, well, mild.

I was pleasantly surprised by the rich flavor of this beer, I thought it was excellent. Not a 5-star, but I’ll go 4.

smelly……but in a different way

Ben R — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:52:57 +0000

Erin mentioned that she thinks Grain Belt smells funny. From my experience, Grain Belt makes ME smell funny the next morning, I always have the worst gas the next day. Not unlike after a night that involves White Castle………..

I tried

Ben R — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:46:20 +0000

We went to the Happy Gnome to try the Schell 1867 Munich Dunkel, which they said they had. I tried to order the beer off the menu but the server corrected me, saying that the Dunkel was coming next, after the current keg of whatever they had was gone. There was a few minutes of confusion and discussion and now I’m not sure if I had the beer or not. My beer was from Schell’s and it was dark in color. This is all I know. I’m gonna roll with that for now.

i don’t even know

Ben R — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:42:03 +0000

This was just a beer, nothing more, nothing less. I drank it over a week ago, but I honestly can’t even remember how I felt about it, which must mean that it was just so-so.

no thanks

Ben R — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:40:43 +0000

I went to the meetup a couple weeks ago to try the Black Helicopter from Flat Earth. All I needed was one sip to determine that I will not be buying this beer ever The coffee taste is simply too strong for my liking, I doubt I could even drink a pint of this, let alone enjoy it.

Oddly enough, one of my recent batches of homebrew turned out the same way, it was a java stout that had WAY too much coffee flavor – I wonder if Flat Earth gets their recipes from Midwest Supplies

thick oatmeal

Ben R — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:35:40 +0000

The oatmeal stout from Lake Superior has a ‘thick’ taste I think. Its pretty good, I would compare it to a brown ale almost, a dark brown ale. What I liked better about this beer than other brown ales was that it had more carbonation. I don’t really care for beers like Newcastle because they taste a little flat.

all the clever titles are used up

Ben R — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:33:41 +0000

Summit’s Maibock was like Schell’s Maifest for me – I didn’t realize how good these beers were a couple years ago. I was pleasantly suprised at the full flavor that this beer had, I even ordered it on tap a couple times after trying it for brew52.

better than expected

Ben R — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:28:57 +0000

I have fallen behind in my reviews, I’m going to start catching up right now.

I liked Schell’s Pilsner more than I thought I would. I view pilsners as just bland, lighter beers, but this one actually had a pretty good taste to it. A good beer if you want to want to drink several, but can’t bring yourself to drink Miller Lite.